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Asked: 2026-05-12T07:16:03+00:00

When I publish my ASP.NET WCF service, the WSDL uses the machine name instead

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When I publish my ASP.NET WCF service, the WSDL uses the machine name instead of the domain name. How to prevent this?

Example:

<wsdl:import namespace="http://ListenerService" 
     location="http://MACHINE_NAME/ListenerService/service.svc?wsdl=wsdl0"/>
<soap:address location="http://MACHINE_NAME/ListenerService/service.svc"/>

When I really want:

<wsdl:import namespace="http://ListenerService" 
     location="http://MYDOMAIN.COM/ListenerService/service.svc?wsdl=wsdl0"/>
<soap:address location="http://MYDOMAIN.COM/ListenerService/service.svc"/>
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  1. Editorial Team

    You cannot prevent this from happening – at least not just with a config switch or something like that.

    You might be able to fix your problem by looking at this article here – a chap describing the exact problem you encounter and a possible fix to it:

    http://www.codemeit.com/wcf/wcf-wsdl-xsdimport-schemalocations-link-to-local-machine-name-not-domain-name-while-hosted-in-iis.html

    And another smart gentleman who ran into a few problems with the same issue:

    http://www.leastprivilege.com/HostHeadersSSLAndWCFMetadata.aspx

    Marc

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